For, like, the second time in the last six years we’re going on holiday. So, goodbye. Back soon. Just received a copy of Gasparini et al.’s Patagonian Mesozoic Reptiles; looks awesome. Anurans, beluwhals, red panda empire, and really, really bizarre new sauropods when I get back. Yesterday I went rat-watching, and the adjacent picture shows how good I was at it

PS – remember to keep an eye on one of the Tet Zoo sister-sites, SV-POW!

DDeden, I had a quick look though that home page of that Upright ape book, -I dont understand much.

But In chaper two he goes on about other theorists, the idea of change in nature is `not` new, it was postulated by several people independently, including several greek philosophers and I think one arabian scientist (Im sorry I cannot name them, maybe one of you lot knows?)

What about Wallace anyway?

And why does he talk about western religion? isnt eastern religion just as valid/invalid?? (says she who is a failed and cynical student of Buddhism)